Pop Up of Indigo Dyed Garments by CK Revive - Sunday July 20, 2025

We're happy to welcome back Cathy Karp from CK Revive this Sunday for a special pop up at the shop! Cathy will bring her assortment of indigo dyed, unisex, upcycled garments  for the day.  She mends and dyes all the items herself with natural indigo at her home in northern Mass.   

She will set up in our shop patio so please make sure to stop by and say hi! 

11-4 Sunday, July 20th.

Of her work, Cathy says: 

"My passion for textiles, sewing and scavenging began in childhood. I vividly remember sewing the tail back onto a tiny mouse when I was just five years old. By the time I was ten, I was sneaking into my mother’s sewing room to create tiny clothes for my dolls. During my teenage years, I developed a love for recycling and upcycling (reusing clothing) and remaking vintage and used clothes—who didn’t have a jean skirt back then?

My current journey into upcycling started when I taught an “Upcycling Camp,” where students transformed various clothing items into new and unique wearable art mostly through hand sewing. This experience sparked a deeper interest in repurposing materials, leading me to start making stuffed animals from old sweaters. With the leftover scraps and the growing pile of damaged sweaters, mending became a natural next step. Using simple embroidery stitches and learning Sashiko has expanded my practice.

Indigo dyeing entered my life in a different but equally serendipitous way. As blue is my favorite color, I took a workshop out of curiosity, and I was immediately hooked. The rich color, the use of upcycled textiles, and the unique designs and patterns I could create captivated me. Since then, I’ve continued to explore this process, always using high-quality, natural fiber materials to craft beautiful, comfortable, and unique products."